The safety of citizens during aerial firefightingtranslated

Trying to extinguish a forest fire is a dangerous and complex task for the participating employees of the Fire Brigade, Civil Protection, Volunteers (Volunteer Organizations & Associations of Municipalities), the executives of the Forestry Service, the Local Government and even for the representatives of the media. To suppress a fire in the forest or when it spreads to the urban fabric, in addition to human resources, ground (vehicles, heavy construction machinery) and aerial means (aircraft & helicopters) are used and their use involves several risks!

The environment of the fire, the high temperatures, the intensity of the phenomenon, "the pressure of the event" and fatigue, are factors that make the work of those involved difficult.

However, when aerial vehicles are used, the field of danger sometimes extends beyond the area where the forest fire is developing and therefore, the ban on public access to the wider area!

Aerial firefighting is coordinated by a ground or aerial coordinator, who depending on the meteorological data, the progress of the fire, the type of...